ch.uzh.ifi.attempto.ape

Enum Gender

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<Gender>

ch.uzh.ifi.attempto.ape.Gender

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Gender>

public enum Gender
extends Enum<Gender>

This enumeration lists the possible gender types for nouns and proper names.

Author:

Tobias Kuhn, Kaarel Kaljurand

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
FEMININE Feminine gender.
HUMAN Human gender.
MASCULINE Masculine gender.
NEUTRAL Neutral gender.
UNDEF Undefined gender.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Gender	create(String str) Returns the gender that corresponds to the given Prolog atom.
String	toString() Returns the Prolog atom representation of the type of gender.
static Gender	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static Gender[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

UNDEF

public static final Gender UNDEF

Undefined gender.

NEUTRAL

public static final Gender NEUTRAL

Neutral gender.

HUMAN

public static final Gender HUMAN

Human gender.

MASCULINE

public static final Gender MASCULINE

Masculine gender.

FEMININE

public static final Gender FEMININE

Feminine gender.

Method Detail

values

public static Gender[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (Gender c : Gender.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static Gender valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null

toString

public String toString()

Returns the Prolog atom representation of the type of gender.

Overrides:

toString in class Enum<Gender>

create

public static Gender create(String str)

Returns the gender that corresponds to the given Prolog atom.